In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Lydia Millet is one of my favorite writers, and her first collection of short fiction, Love in Infant Monkeys marries celebrities with animals to great effect. These keenly written interactions of human and animal move these tales forward and offer rare insights into the human psyche as well as our celebrity-obsessed culture. The Los Angeles Times wrote of the book: "Lydia Millet's first [...]
For ramblings on how I came to compile this list go here . And for commentary on previous selections: [ #50-46 ] [ #45-41 ] 40. Goodbye Doris - Fox Jaws (2007) Barrie's Fox Jaws are easily one of my favorite live bands, and I make a point of trying [...]
La scorsa settimana abbiamo terminato il nostro viaggio attraverso gli album più importanti del decennio che si sta concludendo. Abbiamo quindi pensato di riassumere il tutto in questo post che non è altro che la lista completa, tappa per tappa, degli album che di volta in volta abbiamo approfondito, in modo tale da avere una sorta di indice delle varie puntate. Dopo il salto trovate anche la listona di tutti gli album che di anno in anno sono stati inseriti fra "gli album da salvare". [...]
Image by Paul Hammond I was lucky enough to meet Owen Pallett, a.k.a. Final Fantasy last time he performed here in Halifax. I think one of the most surreal moments I have experienced in the past few years was sitting in a dingy bar talking to him about Japanese literature while alcoholic gamblers played VLTs behind us. I contacted Pallett a few months ago when I found out that he would be performing in Halifax during this year's Halifax Pop Explosion . I wanted to interview him [...]
"Mowgli's Road" from Marina and the Diamonds -Slate's Jonah Weiner defends Creed as underrated ...given that the band is widely reviled, reviled enough that without knowing their music, one might expect a monkey banging on trash cans, I accept that they're underrated; the question is to what degree. My best estimate is that Creed is underrated the same way that Teletubbies, brussels sprouts and Dan Brown novels are underrated; that is, when there's nothing else to listen to (or watch/eat/read) it will REMIND you of music (or television/food/books) -Google is launching a [...]
What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we're in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten years? Here at AD, we [...]
Damn our causeway neighbors. Just when you think we've gotten a few over them (hint: Singapore mee hoon and err ... hawker food), we've gone an taken a beating in the concert department. A Green Day/Cat Power-filled 2 days down south is tempting even for someone as placid as Pantsy. He's gotten so excited, he's bitten the gonads of a horse thinking it's an asparagus. Cat Power - Dreams (from The Greatest (Japanese version) )
Damn our causeway neighbors. Just when you think we've gotten a few over them (hint: Singapore mee hoon and err ... hawker food), we've gone an taken a beating in the concert department. A Green Day/Cat Power-filled 2 days down south is tempting even for someone as placid as Pantsy. He's gotten so excited, he's bitten the gonads of a horse thinking it's an asparagus. Cat Power - Dreams (from The Greatest (Japanese version) )
Passiamo dal 2005 al 2006 (per una sola tappa) con un debutto fulminante quanto importante, sia dal lato musicale sia dal lato del music business: "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" degli Arctic Monkeys . Un debutto che arrivò dopo mesi e mesi di hype generato dal passa parola, da MySpace e dall' EP "Five Minutes With Arctic Monkeys". Un album musicalmente ancora abbastanza immaturo ma decisamente interessante, soprattutto considerata la giovanissima età dei componenti del gruppo ( Alex Turner , il leader della band non aveva ancora 20 anni). Immediato, fresco e british [...]
Pearl Snaps I: Enlightenment.zip 85MB I'm supposed to be on hiatus, but I couldn't not share these great tunes with you. What originally started as a tribute to new alt-country/folk songs (hence "pearl snaps") turned into a 4-mix showcase of the latest (and some oldies too) great songs of several genres you should tap your feet to. Keep what you know of the Age of Enlightenment in the back of your mind—it has nothing to do with the concept of this installment of Pearl Snaps [...]
Moka is preparing a big end of decade list, so I thought I make few companion lists along with it. A look back and summary for where MdM has gone. Ani DiFranco - Cloud Blood To the Teeth ( Righteous Babe. 1999 ) To the Teeth is the last album I remember buying because I heard it on radio. I had been driving all day when this song come in and air changes. It is not just another tune, but [...]
150 - Band of Horses Everything All the Time 149 - Ray Lamontagne Trouble 148 - Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand 147 - The Acorn Glory Hope Mountain 146 - Richard Thompson Front Parlour Blues 145 - Iron & Wine Our Endless Numbered Days 144 - Robert Wyatt Comicopera 143 - Leonard Cohen Ten New Songs 142 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fever to Tell 141 [...]
This month's Uncut Magazine has a list of their 150 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century so far (i.e. the best ones of the decade or noughties or whatever), and so far I've been unable to locate the full list online. Therefore I'm going to take the time to type them all out for you, and maybe even provide a little review or opinion piece at the end. 150 - Band of Horses Everything All the Time 149 - Ray Lamontagne Trouble 148 - Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand [...]
S ince this list is all about the best singles of the past decade, it doesn't recognize some of my favorite albums of the '00s from which either no singles were released or from which the wrong ones were released. Or in the case of Robyn and Keane, the albums soar more as complete works than on the strength of individual songs. Let us take a moment to give props where they are due. A few honorable mentions: Shelby Lynne I Am Shelby Lynne (2000) Sade [...]
THIS IS probably one of the greatest songs that's ever come out of black American music,' announces Ricky Ross over the piano intro to Deacon Blue's live version of 'The Dark End of the Street' (1991). 'I first heard it done by Gram Parsons, and then by a guy called Ry Cooder . . . Originally sang by James Carr, a man recalled by Quinton Claunch as 'a very reserved, religious-type person ( 16 Corners cover Carr better than I could) this archetypal " cheatin' " soul ballad has been done over under sideways down [...]
MP3: Cat Power - The Greatest MP3: Grizzly Bear - Knife/Heartbeats [Grizzly Bear vs. The Knife by PARRKA] MP3 : Camera Obscura – French Navy MP3: The Radİo Dept - David MP3: The Mary Onettes - Puzzles [...]
As we transition from summer to fall, I think it's only appropriate that we kick summer's angry ass out the door Adios Lounge style. Here's a compilation of music that's helped keep me sane during a summer of continuous 100+ degree weather. I think it's a good mix of soul and rock, but those designations are a bit loose. The soul stuff rocks and the rock stuff has soul, so everyone wins. Incidentally, if someone asked you what the Adios Lounge sounds like, you could probably do worse than send them this mix. I'll [...]
well, hey here is the remainder of my top 30 records of the 00's. is it odd that the truckers take up 4 spots out of said 30? that either says to me that i need to expand my horizons a wee bit more, or they happen to put out stuff that i love, a lot. im leaning towards its more of the latter. im sure i have missed a few, but if i have missed em then could they truly be considered a favorite? 21. drive [...]
Short sentences and rain mist, all along the dark green grass. The kids in the pool not wanting to get out. If they do, the summer`s over. The clouds tell them that. And it`s a long wait. Beaches have a funny smell when it rains. It`s a cool smell, not the smell of a morning comforter, but the smell of a wet towel mingled with aquarium gravel. But it`s there when you don`t look for it. The first song the day attracts. The walking around, the typing, the work, the play, the galloping, your perfume. We dream through days like [...]
En un concierto extenso, Chan Marshall –alias Cat Power - entregó lo mejor de sí arriba del escenario del Teatro Caupolicán de Santiago. La estadounidense interpretó de manera impecable lo más nuevo de su repertorio, volcado hacia el folk y el soul, apoyada de manera sólida por The Dirty Delta Blues Band. Con una buena muestra de temas recientes –algunos incluso todavía inéditos-, Marshall dio fe del buen momento musical por el que atraviesa. Su grupo cuenta con músicos como Jim White (el baterista de Dirty Three) y Judah Bauer (guitarra en The Blues Explosion) y, por [...]
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
‘09 Been Kind
Bobby B's Top 50 Albums Of The Decade (#25-21)
HOT CHIP TAKE another crack at IT and I’m IN
